The Buntrock Institute of Freedom and Community welcomes Kari Hong, attorney and scholar with deep expertise in US immigration policy, to St. Olaf College to discuss the legal landscape around federal immigration enforcement and will offer concrete immigration policy proposals. All are welcome to attend.
The Institute for Freedom and Community welcomes Kurt Weyland, Professor of Government, and Mike Hogg, Professor in the Liberal Arts at the University of Texas - Austin, to St. Olaf to present "Democracy's Resilience to Populism's Threat." Weyland will evaluate the strength of populist movements globally, arguing that democracies are more resilient than many commentators […]
Please join an intergenerational conversation after an event hosted by the Institute for Freedom and Community. Students in the "Imagining Democracies Globally" first year seminar will lead discussion about how speakers' ideas can inform our own participation in democracy. Here is more information about the upcoming speakers and dialogue opportunity: Tuesday, April 7: Kurt Weyland, Democracy's Resilience […]
The St. Olaf Community is welcome to join us as we honor our Social Justice Award recipient in Viking Theater on April 9 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This award recognizes the hard work of faculty members in bringing needed change to the College and demonstrates St. Olaf’s commitment to developing a more inclusive […]
The Rotary Club, the Svoboda Center for Civic Engagement at St. Olaf College, and the Northfield Public Library, along with other partners, are joining forces to host a free screening of the 2023 documentary film, "Join or Die" at St. Olaf College's Viking Theater. Join or Die is a film about why you should join […]
The Institute for Freedom and Community welcomes Lilliana Mason to St. Olaf College to present Polarization, Partisanship, and Political Violence.
Please join an intergenerational conversation after an event hosted by the Institute for Freedom and Community. Students in the "Imagining Democracies Globally" first year seminar will lead discussion about how speakers' ideas can inform our own participation in democracy. Here is more information about the upcoming speakers and dialogue opportunity: Wednesday, April 22: Liliana Mason, […]
Welcome to the 2026 Ole Cup! Launched in 2014, the Ole Cup is an annual student entrepreneurial pitch competition open to all St. Olaf students. The Ole Cup helped launch successful businesses like JonnyPops, Teranga Strings, and the Ole Thrift Shop. The winner of the Ole Cup is awarded a $10,000 prize to help launch […]
The Buntrock Institute for Freedom and Community welcomes everyone to attend the keynote and opening lecture, American Politics in the 21st Century: Distrust, New Media, Polarization, and Dissatisfaction, by Jamie Druckman, the Martin Brewer Anderson Professor of Political Science from the University of Rochester.
The Buntrock Institute for Freedom and Community will host the Journalism Conference: Polarization and the Changing Media Landscape at St. Olaf College Friday, May 1 - Saturday, May 2. All are welcome to attend. The conference will kick off with a Keynote Lecture by Jamie Druckman on Friday, May 1 at 3:30 p.m., followed by […]